Dailies and Director Cuts

Wednesday I finally got to see all the footage from my F3, and I think it looks great. It was a lot funnier than I had anticipated, but it was the comedy I was hoping for. Dry, this-is-life-and-it’s-funny comedy. The strange thing about seeing the footage,...

Post Editing Thoughts

It’s been about a week since I’ve locked picture with Cubicles. I meant to post this sooner, but producing has kept me pretty occupied. Below are two things I discovered during the editing process that I will definitely keep in mind in the future. Know...

Coffee, Time, and Snacks

Cubicles is locked, taken away from me, abandoned – however you want to put it, it’s done. During the two week editing process I kept track of how long I spent at The Film School and what kept me awake/full during that time. Here’s how that went: 3...

I Think I’m Done Editing

Well, I will be by 10 am tomorrow as that’s when the teacher comes in to lock picture. But when you have your own schedule, it’s hard to finally say, “this is it, the film is done.” Each time I watch Cubicles I find something to tweak or...

Useful Final Cut Pro Shortcuts

I’m not exactly feeling too well today, so I’ll just write about five keyboard shortcuts I found to be the most useful during the editing process. ‘J-K-L’ – Easy Playback – Typically I’ll have my right hand on the mouse and...